Change is a comin'

It's inevitable...change. If nothing else in this world is constant, change is the one thing that is. And death. Okay maybe that's a little morbid to think about. But it seems that people have just as hard of a time accepting change as they do death. I like to think that I do well with change, that I can "roll with the punches" so to speak. But I have definitely proven to myself this week that is not the case. I'm talking about the time change. I think it has just about killed me! You wouldn't think that one little bitty itsy tinsy weensy hour would make such a difference! BUT oh the difference it has made! I feel like I have run a marathon this week and could sleep for a month! Don't get me wrong I enjoy having the longer evenings and luckily this week we have had warmer weather which has made the evenings that much more enjoyable. But oh how I missed that one hour of sleep! However, I have resolved myself to not being cranky about this lost hour and moving on. On to warmer weather, on to spring and all of it's new creations, flowers, thunderstorms, and other new exciting changes to come! I hope this week has found you more refreshed than depressed and open to everything new that comes your way!

New Year's Resolutions....Or shouldn't they be Commitments?

Well it's that dreaded time of year again....New Year's Resolutions!!! AGH!!! That time of year where everyone vows to be fitter, leaner, healthier, just all-around better overall, right? And then comes the ugly truth 3 weeks later that you have failed at maintaining your resolutions and you feel like a failure and figure blah, I will do them next year. Come to find out 35% of Americans fail at their resolutions. Why? Well as the article said it is because we set too lofty of goals. To grandiose goals. But isn't that the point? Isn't the point to reach for the stars? I like to think so. I also like to think that I will NOT fall into that 35%. (Here's to optimism!) So here they are....my resolutions (but I really prefer commitments...makes it sound more permanent, solid, real). Just a note, these are very similiar to my 10-year commitment/goals for my 30's. Coincidence? I think not. Obviously this means they are important to me! So here goes!

1. Be healthier. Period. However I need to achieve this whether it be fitness, diet, giving up caffeine and diet coke (eek!), learning how to relax, whatever. Healthier.

2. Grow stronger in my faith. This also falls under the healthier. Because lets face it, if a bible is falling apart, the person who owns it probably isn't.

3. Travel!

And that's it. I think the growing stronger in my faith and healthier encompasses so much of what I want to be that I really don't need anything else.
I hope that whatever your resolutions (a.k.a. commitments) are, you are able to stick with them and that at the end of 2012 you can look back and say "Man what a ride, glad I held on!"

Happy New Year 2012! Let's make it a GREAT one!